If you're the star of a one-man specialty act, par... ...tle ruthless to remain number one. So it was with magicians who competed for audiences, or who just didn't li... ...was trying to steal his thunder.Renowned Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo had success traveling the world wi... ...k on stage.Read about s...

[https://youtu.be/a278XAk0AZ8] (YouTube link)Our d... ...k0AZ8] (YouTube link)Our distant ancestors took a magician ’s tricks at face value and were either amaz... ...olved. Not only is there the basic trick, but the magician ’s patter, eye contact, and pacing affect ho...

(Photo: Jamie Hanson)This is Mr. Fluffy Bum. Isn't... ...d to legally own a rabbit. That was a problem for magician Nick Britt. The Courier Mail reported last year:Q... ...nders face fines of $45,500.Mr Britt is one of 34 magicians in Queensland permitted to keep a rabbit, but he... ...to apply for a permit,...

[http://youtu.be/kyBVG_npWug] (YouTube link)Ma Yan Yan performs on the talent show Amazing Chinese 2014. You think she’s going to dance, and she does, but as it turns out, this is mainly a magic show. Oh, you know...

Washington Irving Bishop was a renowned mentalist of the late 19th century. Today he is remembered more for his death than his exhibitions. Bishop considered the Spiritualism of the age to be superstition, and campaigned...